Posted on 06/08/2015 6:18:29 PM PDT by Oliviaforever
(CNN)Both sides in the case of Walter Scott described what happened Monday as a single step in a long march.
A grand jury indicted former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer Michael Slager on a murder charge in connection to the April shooting death.
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Former Officer Slager is in a world of trouble. Maybe he shouldnt make any plans for the next 20+ years.
It is very difficult to convict a police officer for murder.
This case might be a bit easier.
is a cop allowed to shoot at a fleeing criminal?....
You tell me, is that one of your argument points?
Wouldn’t it be quicker for you to just make your statement of fact rather than play 20 questions?
“This case might be a bit easier.”
One would hope so.
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Do you always answer a question with a question?
Again, just get to your point rather than playing games.
Sometimes, yes, if there's an imminent threat or the crime is bad enough, I suppose.
Is a cop allowed to shoot at every fleeing criminal?
Most definitely not.
Especially if he blatantly lies about the circumstances, until the video comes out. You're talking tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice, all under color of law.
It doesn't look good. The state and the People will have their pound of flesh this time.
Would you want to be this particular cop, in this particular situation, with this particular video?
Even if he's not convicted of murder, he's probably going down for some kind of manslaughter at the very least. The kind of manslaughter which gets you a very lengthy sentence.
I feel sorry for the guy. But he f----d up big time.
is a cop allowed to shoot at a fleeing criminal?....
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In some circumstances, but not just because they are a fleeing criminal.
Does anybody have an image of the fight/struggle/altercation that occurred right before the shooting?
Do you always answer a question with a question?
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I find that there is a lot of that going around with those who think a trial is just a formality and that guilt has already been determined.
It is very difficult to convict a police officer for murder.
This case might be a bit easier.
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I doubt it will be easier. He has an excellent defense attorney. The trial will look at all the evidence, and justice will be according to the law, not the process we see here on FR.
There are photos of the taser wire.
All that and the video, are all available if you google it.
You should watch the video.
So your question was also a time wasting game, you already seem to have made up your mind, and disagree with the police and the Grand jury, that so far, it looks like murder.
“The trial will look at all the evidence, and justice will be according to the law, not the process we see here on FR.”
Of current note, the Waco and Dugger threads...
I read that the fleeing criminal had grabbed the cop’s taser and the cop knocked it away. I see in the photo above that there is something near the cop’s foot on the ground as he fired.Might not be the taser.Even if it is, the fleeing criminal does not appear to be a threat to the cop at the time he fired. Two things for sure: One, the criminal is a lowlife dirtbag and two, the cop is going to have a hard time ‘splainin five to the back to a jury.
I’ll bite.
Yes, IF the cop has reason to believe (to put in colloquial terms) odds are the fleeing suspect is likely to cause imminent harm at least equal to the shooting required to stop him.
There was no reason to believe this guy was going to gravely harm or kill anyone while he was fleeing, nor that he would proceed to do so once escape was successful. Insofar as he had arguably & debatably put the officer at risk by tazering, that risk was clearly past.
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